Dr Laura Nelson is a writer, speaker and entrepreneur, and has a doctorate in neuroscience. She set up Breakthrough: The Gender Stereotypes Project, a schools programme with the aim of exploring the influence of gender stereotypes among children and their parents. Laura writes fiction; her short stories have appeared in literary magazines and she is working on her second novel, which is a political romantic thriller. Laura led the successful Christmas 2011 Hamleys campaign, which was covered on radio, TV and in newspapers across the world. She has written political commentary in the Guardian's Comment is Free, as well as writing the odd limerick. She has a fascination for Brazil.
"I was lucky to get a seat at Dr Laura Nelson's recent Cafe Scientifique presentation in Leeds. The audience stayed riveted to the spot as she told her entertaining and revealing stories about gender stereotyping...This is science communication and public engagement at its best." Barbara Govan, CEO, Screenhouse Productions
“Dr Laura Nelson is definitely someone to watch. Listen to her message and be inspired to change the way you view and respond to the world.” Claudia Crawley, Director of Winning Pathways Coaching.
Hamleys changed its gender specific signs following the campaign calling for a stop to gender segregation of toys, which restricts children's choices and futures and contributes to our society's inequality.
Organisers, who agreed in 2011 to a one-female-speaker-a-day quota in their all-male national conference for 10,000 entrepreneurs and business people, have managed one woman in their line-up for 2012.
Speaking about Hamleys campaign
'Inspiring Leaders' event, November 2010
Chairing a panel discussion on 'overcoming the challenges of leadership'
Fiction reading
On Sunday 26 June, I read a short story at a London Lit event. Video here.
short story published
Science fiction story, Monkey Retreat, published in Litro magazine, April 2011
"Very enjoyable and lively. Many of your political comments are spot on."
Natasha Walter, author of 'Living Dolls' and 'The New Feminism'
"I'm really enjoying your blog - great work!"
Siobhan Curham, author and winner of the 2010 Young Minds Book Award
"I recommend her blog on equality, ethics, science and life..."
Rowenna Davis, newly elected (May 2011 by-election) Labour Councillor in Southwark, on Delilah in the New Statesman
"Leading feminist blogger"
Kathryn Perera, Vice-Chair of Aylesbury Constituency Labour Party and founder of SheBlogs
"Don't give up the day job!"
A former MP, who said this to me before he stopped doing his day job (and before I stopped doing mine)
An event by Delilah
Inspiring Leaders was a day of leadership training, discussions and debate, organised by Delilah in partnership with Progressive Women. It took place on Saturday 6 November 2010 and was SOLD OUT.
Fiona Mactaggart, Shadow Junior Minister for Equality, was keynote speaker.
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